New PLA technology for Purac
Purac has invested in new lactides that will potentially provide the food, pharma and cosmetics industries with cheaper and more effective bioplastic packaging, the company announced yesterday.
Archives for August 15, 2007
Environment agency fines cosmetics player over recycling
A UK cosmetics distribution company has been fined by the Environment Agency for not meeting recycling requirements, further evidence that government authorities in the UK are clamping down in an effort to meet increasingly strict quotas.
ASA calls for Clarins ads to be withdrawn
Skincare giant Clarins has been asked to withdraw print adverts for a product that claimed to protect the user from 'damaging' electromagnetic waves, further denting consumer confidence in the beauty industry.
Symrise opens research centre in Singapore
Symrise, the Germany-based fragrance and flavourings manufacturer, has recently opened a Sensory and Consumer Science Centre in Singapore, in order to assist with its expansion into the growing Asian market.